local time

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Hi can i show the word morning or afternoon, if the local time is before or after 12:00 ?

can you do this using the computers local time?

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Hi Ryan, you can use function "TimeFormat" like this :

<cfoutput>#TimeFormat(now(), "hh:mm:ss tt")#</cfoutput>

Is it ok for you ?

Report · Jan 30, 2007

but that will show the server time, not the local time of the persons computer?

Report · Jan 30, 2007

TimeFormat(now(), "hh:mm:ss") will only format current SERVER time, which is not necessarily same as USER's time.

Look up LS functions in CF (LSTimeFormat, LSParseDateTime, etc) and SelLocale.

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Try this..

<script language="javascript">
function getTime()
{
var s=new Date();
var hrs=s.getHours();
var mins=s.getMinutes();
var secs=s.getSeconds();
var session=""
if (hrs > "12")
{
session="PM";
}
else
{
session="AM";
}
alert(hrs+":"+mins+":"+secs+" "+session);
}
</script>

<body onload="getTime()">
</body>

Report · Jan 30, 2007

ok thanks Daverms, thats works

but now how do i use that to display ie

cfif am show morning cfelse show afternoon

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Sabaidee wrote:
> Look up LS functions in CF (LSTimeFormat, LSParseDateTime, etc) and SelLocale.

well that won't show you the user's time either 😉 just their localized version
of the server (or whatever) time.

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Set up a div or span or something like that. Then call the js as a body onload event, as Davern's suggested. Add something to the js function to update the value of your div or span with the current time.

If you want to get fancy, you can update it every minute or so.

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Hi thanks Dan,

but i am just not sure how to do this, do i need to use the cfif tag?

as i need to show Morning or Afternoon

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Don't mix cold fusion with javascript. You already have most of the function. You just have to display the results.

Google "Javascript display time" for code samples.

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Hi Dan

i have searched google but cant find how to do it?

any ideas

Report · Jan 30, 2007

Here.

<html>
<script language="javascript">

function startTimer() {
setInterval('showTime()', 1000);
}

function showTime() {

var s=new Date();
var hrs=s.getHours();
var mins=s.getMinutes();
var secs=s.getSeconds();
var session=""
if (hrs > "12")
{
session="Afternoon";
}
else
{
session="Morning";
}
document.getElementById('output').innerHTML = hrs + ":" + mins + ":" + secs + " " + session;
}

</script>
<body onload="startTimer();">
<span id="output"></span>
</body>
</html>

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